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Meaning of 'hellish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hellish [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to hell; like hell; infernal; malignant; wicked; detestable; diabolical.

Meaning of 'hellish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hellish [ s]
Meaning (1):
- extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
Example in sentence:
  • a fiendish despot;
  • diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils;
  • fires lit up a diabolic scene;
  • hellish torture;
  • infernal instruments of war;
  • satanic cruelty;
  • something demonic in him--something that could be cruel;
  • unholy grimaces
Meaning (2):
- (informal) very unpleasant
Example in sentence:
  • hellish weather;
  • stop that god-awful racket

Nearby Words:

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